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June 23, 1975
Mr. Redig, 7801 Long Lake Road, felt some investigation should be made
into something other than the shopping center. He wondered if something
else had been done in the area that would cause the water table to rise.
Mayor Johnson said other things had been looked into: 1. the shopping center,
2. the ditch at Greenfield Park partially filled in 3. tremendous amounts
of water, snow, and not much frost when spring thaw occurred.
Mayor Johnson explained that cleaning the ditch is not as easy as one might
think due to the fact that it is a judicial ditch and is governed by archaic
laws.
Mr. Rebeck, 2325 Oakwood, reported that the ditch needs to be cleaned from
St. Michael down to Greenfield Park. He wondered what the administrator
or Council had done as far as finding a solution to cleaning the ditch.
Mayor Johnson said the City went in with a backhoe and dug some of the
obstruction out of the ditch but the backhoe could not go any further because
it started sinking into the ground.
Mayor Johnson said the pond by the shopping center was pumped.
Mr. Skiba, building official for the City said the water table dropped the
next day. He verified by reading a log he had kept of rainfall measured
from his rain gauge and water levels taken from a test hole in his back yard.
Mr. Rebeck asked what had been done at this point by City to solve problem.
Mayor Johnson explained steps that had been taken by the City since Monday
evening to help alleviate the problem: 1. attempted to pump the pond,
2. determined to hire hydrologist and engineers to look at Greenfield Park,
ditch grades, drops, costs and how to cover the costs.
Engineer Bearden asserted that it would do no good to clean part of the ditch
it would only create a pond in that area.
Mr. Rebeck asked if a flow test could be taken to test the flow on the north
side of Hillview against the south side.
Engineer Bearden said he did studies and tests and read documented elevations
and hydraulic gradients. He said that digging out some of the blockage may
help but would not by any means be a permanent solution. Engineer Bearden
displayed a drainage map and indicated areas drained by storm sewers and where
the water flowed.
The regular meeting was recessed at 9:15 p.m.
Mayor Johnson called to order the public hearing on vacation and /or major
subdivision of Ronald Michna for property at southwest corner of County Road
H2 and Edgewood Drive.
Attorney Meyers reported that Michnas had contacted their attorney and it
was determined that it would not be necessary to vacate the existing plat.
And it then would be considered a minor subdivision.
Mayor Johnson expressed concern about landlocking in case a road may be consid-
ered in the future.